MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 25% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	45.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	56.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	MSI MS-7693
Motherboard	MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 0.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20131008
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '21 at 23:08
Run Duration	128 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (47^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD FX-8320-$129 106,454 User benchmarks, average bench 59% CPU 1, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	58.3% Above average	Memory 77.7 1-Core 58.6 2-Core 108 52% 81.6 Pts	4-Core 211 8-Core 374 35% 293 Pts	64-Core 361 22% 361 Pts
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 58.3% Great: 65%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% XFX(1682 C570) CLim: 1286 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.50.02 Performing below potential (69^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.6% Average	Lighting 57.1 Reflection 60 Parallax 78.1 46% 65.1 fps	MRender 59.9 Gravity 60.2 Splatting 44.3 44% 54.8 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 168GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 291 336 339 165 151 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 305 Write 354 Mixed 274 SusWrite 239 66% 293 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 45.9 4K Mixed 27.2 89% 31 MB/s	DQ Read 24 DQ Write 71.3 DQ Mixed 33.8 30% 43 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 920GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 201 204 207 206 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 206 Write 201 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 204 126% 173 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 182% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL RipjawsX DDR3 1600 C9 4x4GB 22,320 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR3 clocked @ 800 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	46.4% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 15 MC Mixed 16.5 48% 16.9 GB/s	SC Read 9.8 SC Write 8 SC Mixed 12.2 29% 10 GB/s	Latency 85 47% 85 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 46.4% Great: 63%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 34%

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Desktop 67%

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Workstation 27%

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Motherboard: MSI 970A-G46 (MS-7693) - $88

CPU
FX-8350AMD $130Bench 61%, 313,196 samples	99x
FX-6300AMD $47Bench 55%, 261,607 samples	82x
FX-8320AMD $129Bench 59%, 106,454 samples	47x

GPU
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	27x
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	20x
R9 270XAMD $199Bench 27%, 77,943 samples	19x

SSD
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	11x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	11x
SSDNow V300 120GBKingston $37Bench 54%, 339,020 samples	9x

RAM
16GBUnknownBench 41%, 70,565 samples	46x
8GBUnknownBench 34%, 82,857 samples	39x
12GBUnknownBench 35%, 85,415 samples	16x

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Value: 78% - Very good

Total price: $376

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $125	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16